Meditation Practices for Healing and Well-Being
Meditation Practices Bring Me Back To My True Home
In an article by Judy Royal on the StarNews Online, the author tells how meditation reduces anxiety and loneliness. Her article, titled, “Meditation helps you to set aside anxiety, battle loneliness,” is based on research on people between the ages of 55 and 85 at UCLA. Proponents of meditation say the practice of setting aside quiet, [...]
In June of this year, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (known as Thay by his followers) opened the 21 day retreat, The Science of the Buddha, with the dharma talk in this video. The talk was given on June 2 in Lower Hamlet in Plum Village. In the opening segment, Thay talked about how suffering and happiness [...]
This Google Talk by Dr. Philippe Goldin of Stanford University is titled, “Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation.” Dr. Goldin spent six years in India and Nepal studying meditation and languages. In his talk, he examined the effect of mindfulness meditation practice on brain function. He listed three basic types of meditation: concentration, analytic and emptiness. The [...]
Tara Brach is a well-known vipassana meditation teacher. Vipassana meditation is mindfulness meditation that promotes insight. The other kind of mindfulness meditation is samatha meditation. Mindfulness meditation begins with samatha (calming) to obtain a state of peace and tranquility. This is usually accomplished by practicing mindfulness of breathing. Once your mind is steady as a [...]
This video is from 1995, and the teachings are still viable today. Ram Dass interviewed Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh about taking care of anger. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests that we hold our anger in mindfulness like a mother holds a crying baby. He teaches that we use mindfulness of breathing to hold our anger. [...]
Preparation Having the right environment for meditation practice sessions can help enhance your experience. You are welcome to try different settings until you land on one that you feel especially comfortable in and easily relate to. There is no need to set up a fancy alter or sit on the floor in the lotus position [...]
Mindfulness of breathing was one of the meditation practices taught by the Buddha. This video is the first in a series of guided meditation practices that help you learn mindfulness of breathing. It is similar to the way Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches meditation. Please prepare yourself by finding a comfortable position in a [...]
The 9 Minute Meditation course will help you reduce or eliminate stress from your life. In just 9 minutes a day, you will be able to manage your stress, anxiety, and worries in unexpected ways. 9 Minute Meditation will help you also in other aspects of your life. Your relationships with your family, friends, and [...]
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Zen Master Bernie Glassman talked at Google very recently. This lovely new video about his teaching of Zen and his work with the homeless. He … [Read More...]
Jeff Bridges was featured yesterday on my Facebook page here. It was in a quote from Tricycle Daily Dharma in which he said, "You can spend a lot of … [Read More...]
A poem by Nolan Brian Ellis: Revelations in the House of God Why waste a life in wanderlust? The flow will dry and turn to dust, To … [Read More...]
For several months now, I have been encouraging you to learn how to embrace your anger. What does it mean to "embrace your anger?" When anger … [Read More...]
Occasions of hatred are certainly never settled by hatred. They are settled by freedom from hatred. This is the eternal law. -- Dhammapada … [Read More...]
The words of wisdom chosen by Lama Surya Das for this week are from the Dalai Lama. Today the Dalai Lama said something funny during his … [Read More...]
Our students at Mindfulness in Healing, are often assigned a task to write down something that they are grateful for each day. In this way, they learn … [Read More...]
